Republican Senator: US should back down to Putin's nuclear threat on US-Ukraine aid
2024 ж. 5 Мам.
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Kait Borsay speaks to Republican Senator Ron Johnson about US support for Ukraine
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What happened to the Republican party? They are now pathetic
Reagan.
Trump
It left Reagan, that's the problem. Reagan armed the Afghans so they could drive the Soviets out. And it didn't start a nuclear war. If it did, I missed it. The Kremlin hijacked the party.
@@royconestoga7326it wasnt Reagan. It was Trump
@@royconestoga7326 For all his faults, Reagn would never have gone along with the pro-Russian boot lickers that the GOP have become.
What a hypocrite. He says he cares about Ukraine. Liar!
He cares about Ukraine by not promoting its final destruction.
Appeaser and traitor. Basically he said we should give in to a war criminal
When did Blair, Bush, get involved?
keep lying about the money Republicans, keep lying
How much Russian money ends up in his mattress? Moscow Margie knows.
Silly man. All that money will be spent on arms that have been waiting to be used. The Money will never leave the country. And all the people who have died because of the delays.
I can picture him in 1940 saying 'don't sent aid to Britain, they are finished'
Exactly.
Actually, the argument would have been "we have a socialist Democrat in office who has destroyed the economy here, therefore we shouldn't try to stop WWII."
There were people like that back then, and they were more likely to be Republicans.
I see Speaker Mike Johnson, who was "Moscow Mike" last week, is now Churchill 3.0 😂😂😂 (Zelelensky being 2.0 of course) Ukraine is Vietnam on steroids if you want a realistic historical parallel.
@@s0ycapitan That is such a lazy comparison. The vast majority of the Vietnamese did want the US in their country; they had just thrown out the French, and then a new imperialist army turned up. A much stronger analogy is to compare the imperialist ambitions of the dictatorship in the Kremlin with the position of the US in Vietnam. The people of Ukraine do not want the orcs in THEIR country.
An embarrassment to his country and party.
So if this guys neighbour broke into his house and said he was taking it from him, would he negotiate with the thief ? 🤷🏼♂️
U need to go right back to before the break in...What caused the break in...No putin apologist but this war could have been avoided ..
@@baldersn4474 What caused the break in, is someone broke in. That is it. Russia invaded their peaceful neighbour that posed no threat to them at all.
@@baldersn4474 doesnt matter now does it? you people make me sick!
@@baldersn4474 yes I agree it could have been avoided if Putin hadn’t started SMO.. he used the excuse he was helping the Russian occupiers of Donbas to liberate them.. well he ended up bombing it to smithereens along with a large percentage of Russians who lived there!.. 🤷🏼♂️
@@baldersn4474 yes it could have been avoided.. Russia shouldn’t have started SMO 🤷🏼♂️
When people speak about Russian propaganda getting to the congress .... they mean exactly this
Fact.
Someone who listens to TR which is 100% propaganda complaining about propaganda. Ironic.
Point for point propaganda from the senator
@@apuuvahMrs Green mentioned bio-labs in Ukraine in her speech. This is a pure Russian propaganda
Republican Senator thinks US is too poor to defend democracy, stand by allies, lead an alliance. Not 'America First' but America Alone, and it is not difficult to work out where that leads. US shorn of allies, denied its military bases and finding that its soft power suddenly becomes so spongy will have to accept that it ceases to have sway. The leader of the Free World, once the US is out, is who? Europe if it can get its act together, Japan or S Korea? The US could not lead itself to a bathroom. The US has 'donated' money that has primarily restocked and upgraded its own military inventory, creating jobs in its own economy. F-all except old and obsolete weaponry has been given to Ukraine. Time to knock the US off its priviledge perch. Here we have another US politician deciding that 40m Ukrainians should be handed over to russian oppression to save the US a few bucks.
What does having peace having to do with surrender?
US border is NOT being threatened. This idiot is Chairman of the Homeland Security Committtee, and he doesn't understand the difference between an invasion (a military attack) and a migration (people who want to work for us, or join us)? If we allow putin to say "you better let me take over Ukraine, or I will use a nuke," what will stop him from using the same argument to take ever the next country, and the next?
Didn't USA give Ukraine security guarantee before? It just shows that America can't be trusted.
@@JW-do2wc Having peace after Russia fully seized Ukraine? Or what peace are you talking about? You think Putin would stop if America stops sending support?😂
@@jaja3359 Putin wouldn't want to go that far to cause WW3. Would he?
I guess the senator wants us to give Alsaska back to Russia.
Give Putin Wisconsin then.
Talk about appeasement!
Ronald Reagan is rolling over in his grave
That shambling mass of trash set the right wingers down the path they’ve been on that’s lead them to this point.
For a Democrat you actually support Reagan.
I've been saying the same thing.
Another traitor...
What is the name of this traitor?
Republican senator Ron Johnson
no Ron Johnson is right we should end the meaningless Ukraine aid right now
Wars are ended by winning them. Otherwise they never stop.
@@BlueboyIvyandRubythedogs.Too late a hole.
You mean a Ruzzian senator...
That’s one of the worst senators, a total Kremlin tool.
Because you don’t agree with him doesn’t make him wrong.
@@braxxian Vlad thanks you for your support and endorsing his homicidal fascism.
Yeah, a total clueless Putinist clown. Liar also, Ukraine doesn't need so much US money, but US weapons, which are the best in many regards. The guy spreads weak Kremlin arguments.
I've always supported him in the past, but he's wrong on this because he's horribly misinformed.
@@braxxian Because you agree with him does not make him right
I can barely hear his Russian accent.
Ron is a defeatist coward.
Another person who by now should have learned to pronounce "nuclear".
Not mothers brightest 😢
Should back down & offer back Alaska too to Putin next?
Russia state tv have also said it would be nice with Hawaii too besides Alaska.
@@MrPirreEbronze age mythology campfire tale influenced cults as mafia as they exactly are, complete with the usual stockholm syndrome compliance as a prerequisite.
Sssh.
@@ronin8926 cults keep stealing freedom of speech rights. 🤔
@@ronin8926 freedom of speech rights stolen by the manipulative sociopaths. 🤔
Crazy guy!
America needs to grow a pair 👍😁
As an American, I feel obliged to apologize for this guy.
Don't apologize unless you're from Wisconsin... it's their fault.
I don’t see any issue with what he’s saying. I disagree, but he seems to be expressing his sincere reasoned views, based on his constituents wants. I don’t see anything to apologise about there.
Those republicans never come to the table in good faith. Truly SHAMEFUL
Ron Johnson is a clown
Biden is a clown the democrats are clowns
How do you break this stalemate? You vote people like Ron Johnson out of office.
Shame on Radio Times for not fact-checking this liar
Lol.. Another traitor.
This guy thinks exactly what the Kremlin wants Western politicians to think.
I'm glad he remembered to put a tie on before lying on such a grand scale.
He calls it 'The Ukraine'. Says it all.
Exactly the irony of this guy. There will be no Ukraine to call it Ukraine without aid and lots of it.
I remind you he is from _the_ United States and is speaking to a woman in _the_ UK. I remind you also that until about a decade ago nearly 100% of people in the English-speaking countries said _the Ukraine,_ and had never said it any other way. My disrespect for him on other grounds notwithstanding, I will not stoop to condemning him on this flimsy pretext. He's not "up to date." So what?
I am a British Citizen living and volunteering in Dnipro Ukraine , The USA had plenty of money to invade Iraq because there is plenty of oil there and plenty of money for American military contractors , THAT is the ONLY reason that Republicans don't want to help Ukraine , it's because they can't make a HUGE profit
As an American I think I can safely state that a minority of Republicans don't want to support Ukraine because their master, Donald J Trump told them not to many times, because Putin is Trump's authoritarian anti-democratic, fascist, role model.
But there are large oil reserves in Eastern Ukraine?! Didn't a large drilling company decide to back down investing due to Russian opposition and threat some time ago?
Well actually 🤓 Do you think we just put $60 billion on a C-17 and ship it to Ukraine? No,believe me,that relief package is being spent here in the states,paying Raytheon and Northrop and all the good big contractors to replenish what we send or to manufacture what we are sending. The Defense contractors are going to make a KILLING off this bill,it’s an unfortunate side effect,but in this case Defense contractors getting paid big bucks and manufacturing means of harm is crucial for the good of the planet,truly insane times we live in.
Actually, a free Ukraine would make a terrific trade partner. It's very rich in natural resources and energy. That's how shortsighted these people are.
@@timrider1224 (ex)Ukraine have nothing even close to Russia with all that in Siberia and all around - that's all what West wants - break Russia apart, place some puppet government and get Russia robbed of her most richness natural resources on the planet - Russia will never have traitor president as Yeltsin was again - that's why is Putin hated and demonised - no one on the west cares about Ukraine - it's long strategic game - that's how shortsighted people actually are, you included
Helping your allies prevail helps US remain strong. US would be weak if it has no allies.
Exactly. You want a strong dollar, you keep strong allies
Exactly or if they have To be a border with Russia or North Korea
You're a traitor senator!!!
He's a traitor for not wanting to send money to a foreign country and get involved in Foreign wars, huh interesting
No one should interview this guy, you give him legitimacy
This guy is a Putin appeaser. I am happy to see the interview as it gets this guy on record fearing Russia and wanting to back down. Now we know his position clearly, and he can be bundled with Marjorie Taylor Green. This guy has been in office since 2010, get him out next time in 2028. Vote!
I can not watch this traitor. 🇦🇺🦘
61 billion is a tiny fraction of the usa defence budget
And the most part of the money goes into the US wheapon industry itself.
Less than 7 percent. Less than 3.5 percent if you take into account the 61 billion will be rationed out over 2 years.
It continues to be a worry that Senators of the United States of America Congress are either incapable or unwilling to take into account the real world in shaping their views. "Where's the strategy to end this war". Truly staggering. It's like dealing with children.
The proper question is what is the strategy to win this war? Even General Hodges, no newborn to "the real world", and a big supporter of Ukraine, understands that popular support cannot be won without stated objectives and sensible strategy, nor can the war be won with Biden's approach of big words and drip-drip weak substance / mostly popgun weapons. (At least the House wrote in more ATACMS.)
Ron Johnson is a card carrying member of the Donald Trump & Vlad Putin fan club and he has a subscription to the RT channel... he's a total joke.
He will vote No because he lives far away from Ukraine and with the hopes that Putin will never come after him. Would he allowed Putin to take up to 20%of his land and say ok lets negotiate and stop the war ? To my purview he is a clueless senator.
I'm not making any inferences but I feel it's important to point out that Senator Ron Johnson here had dinner with Vladimir Putin on July 4 2018 with a couple other Republican Senators. Seems like an odd time for any senator to be having dinner with any foreign head of state especially Putin.
Really interesting. What proof do you have? If true, this would explain his defeatist attitude towards Ukraine.
Well, at that time Russia had helped with ISIS (purely for their own reasons, of course) and it seemed maybe we could get along better. But that only works with a strong President in office...
this guy supports Putin, that's all.
Nuclear War between terrorists nations and Russia is possible just you leave NATO countrys
collaborators
Oh, a coward in congress. I bet even Putin respects this 😂😂😂
Time for Europeans to send troops
I hate to say it but i agree, if we did this the start or atleast threatened it. This war would never of happened i actually blame the west for not being strong on this
I agree with you there but sadly over 2 years to late
Astonishing naivity! He is simply reading out the script from the Kremlin playbook.
No Retreat, No Surrender!
He calls Putin an evil war criminal and he calls for negotiation with Putin on the same breath. He needs to understand that you cannot (and you shouldn’t) negotiate with a war criminal.
You can't negotiate with a proverbial 'mad dog'. It has been tried too many times.
This is the guy who spent 4th July in Moscow
Russia can simply turn around & go back home, whenever their war (im sorry, special operation) becomes too much for them. Theres no reason why Russia would need to resort to nukes. Their existence isn't at stake like Ukraine is. Ukraine doesn't have that option to turn around & go home. Ukraine is literally fighting to defend itself. Thats the reality.
Not to mention there's a zero chance their nukes work.
Nope. You are clearly a consumer of Times Radio.
@@russellspeed1693And you’re potentially a bot. Or just in the far right online path and a young, relatively poor american citizen.
We won't 😁
@@Karlswebb Speculation based on what?
----- That guy may be a US Senator and may be a consistent and passionate supporter of financially conservative initiatives in the US Senate which would be admirable but in that interview, all I saw was a short sighted, ignorant and perhaps spiteful individual who didn't appear to have a capacity for thoughtful, analytical reasoning. I'm embarrassed that we have someone like that in the US Senate. 😢😢😢
Ditto. Reagan would puke.
Johnson has lost his moral compass.
Never had one.
It points due Trump...
Marbles
Another embarrassment for our country... this guy.
Why is he being interviewed in the first place?? ! He should be ashamed of himself.
He gets ordinary straight thinking and rational people fired-up. This kind of statement breeds negativity - its a feedback loop. The more furious we get, the more it encourages the likes of him because it draws a firmer line between us and them. They thrive on stirring emotion and division not inclusion, much like Putin. Wait for the Trump election campaign to see much, much more of this.
He should never ever pretend to know foreign policy and probably has never left the country without appreciating global relationships
This tool should ask ukraine if they are only fighting as a proxy for America.
The senator puts his case reasonably and respectfully, but his understanding of the situation s deeply flawed. Putin has demonstrated he is a ruthless opportunistic aggressor who only respects STRENGTH in others. There is so much more than the future Ukraine at stake. To concede to Putin's demands in the manner suggested would send a totally wrong message to Putin and other aggressive states putting everyone at an even higher level of risk.
Amazing analysis
Senator Johnson also misunderstands the border issue, or is just grandstanding. Even if a good border bill somehow got passed and signed, Biden would delay enactment (maybe using the courts to do so), twist it, subvert it, or just ignore it. So... Instead of seeking “leverage” for a border bill that will do nothing useful so long as Biden is in office, I think the border issue should be stand-alone. That more clearly exposes the Dems’ liabilities on the issue for the Nov. election. Keep the focus on the election!! We must get a hardnose (about illegals) in the White House, solidly backed in Congress. This way, the Dems can’t claim they’ve done something about illegal immigration, while the Pubbies can point to HR2 being denied even debate in the Senate. SPEAKER Johnson just today said something almost to this effect. I nearly fell over. It's like that scene in Star Trek when Spock is watching Kirk figure out he (Kirk) can make gunpowder to defeat the Gorn. Spock: "Good... GOOD...! ...He has reasoned it out!!"
Lord: where is Ronald Reagan to deal with todays Republicans?
Nuclear war, I've seen it in the movies now Let's see if it's true
What you saw in the movies was fake…. Watch it again and ask yourself why isn’t the camera moving?
What an awful man None of what he says is even remotely accurate
Such an embarrassing representation of my country!😥😥
Senator appeasement always fails, grow a set of
That attitude didn't go so well in 1939 did it. I think he should be given the job of travelling to Ukraine and telling the guys on the front line personally about his opinions.
If you want to be a spineless coward, just be one. Don't expect others to be as well
What a coward. That money will be spent in the US to make weapons. Making jobs in the country. I’m sickened by this man
Another Chamberlain another isolationist
The war is not existential for Russia. It's existential for Ukraine.
Slava Ukraine
America First not ukraine . this so called slava ukraine is a fantasy its a made up word
Ronald Reagan would throw this guy out the party.
What a putz of a Senator!!! This is why I will NOT support Republican Senate or House PACs. I will only support individual Republican candidates supporting aid the Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The Europeans have only the selfish selves to blame for this Senator’s thinking. All of the EU and UK have funded social programs and cut defense spending for 2 1/2 decades while US taxpayers have funded world defense and world trade security. In fact, many Europeans have run up trade surpluses versus the US while US taxpayers also lost jobs. It’s about time Europeans acted maturely and not like teenagers trying to tell their parents how to run the house.
What a toad
With a yellow belly.
I think us Brits forget that when the Falklands were invaded, Biden spoke up in support of the U.K. and for the US to be clear in that support.
60 billion goes to US jobs making new ammunition while the old stuff goes to Ukraine.
why not give up Alaska and Hawaii too if threats work?
How much Pootin did pay this guy?
France owes America a trillion and hasn’t paid a penny on that loan since 1931. Why does Congress oppress American taxpayers to give the French a holiday?
He needs to learn from another Johnson: Boris!
The war is won or lose, not on the battlefield, but when the political leadership breaks either in Ukraine or Kremlin - depending in how the war affects the homestability. The support is crucial for Ukraine stabilty and will make Putins rule coming closer to be overturned.
How did Munich go senator?
What a coward
Keep pushing the world needs reseting anyway 😂
This guy has no idea what he is talking about. No idea...
This man is a disgrace
Back in the 19th century he would have been considered a Know Nothing.
According to the senator, since Putin will still have nuclear weapons after Ukraine, we might as well ask him what he wants afterwards and just give it to him.
THAT WAS A good grilling.
Russia Ron you should move to Moscow as soon as possible.
I believe that the error that NATO has made with Russia in regard to Ukraine, has been in not being anywhere near aggressive enough. I believe that deterrence is very important. I think that great efforts should be made to either stop bad things from happening or to stop them from getting worse. I think that a major motivator for Putin's actions in regard to Ukraine starting with the 2014 invasion and annexation of Crimea, has been his belief that the West is indecisive and scared and that he could get away with doing pretty much anything that he wanted to. I believe that the primary reason for the inadequate reaction of NATO has been fear of a nuclear conflict. Basically, I believe that through nonsensical bluffs and the West's own independent fear, Putin and his cronies have succeeded in cowing the NATO alliance into allowing Russia to seize Crimea in 2014 and begin a new invasion in 2022 that could result in Ukraine's eventual defeat. I think that the chances of Russia's using nuclear weapons in Ukraine is miniscule at best. If Putin/Russia used nuclear weapons, I am sure they realize that they could easily be "signing their own death warrant" which I very much doubt they have much interest in doing. I strongly believe that corrupt government officials and oligarchs who spend billions of dollars of stolen money on colossal yachts and mansions have very little interest in committing suicide in attempts to keep stolen lands in Ukraine. People who are very interested in worldly goods of great luxury, are expressing a strong desire to go on living. When Russia seized Crimea in 2014, I believe that the U.S. and the rest of NATO should have told Putin in "no uncertain terms", that if Russian forces did not immediately leave Crimea, they would send their military into Crimea and destroy the Russian forces that were present there. If Russia had not complied with that demand, then NATO should have made that threat a reality. These actions almost surely would have prevented the 2022 Ukraine war from happening and could have saved hundreds of thousands of Ukranian lives. In 2022 when U.S. intelligence predicted that Russia was about to invade Ukraine, the U.S. and the rest of NATO should have warned Putin/Russia, that if they go ahead with their invasion, then the combined NATO forces would enter Ukraine and destroy the Russian military that was present. Again, I think that that this action could have very possibly stopped the Russian invasion before it happened. I still believe that the U.S. and the rest of NATO should take direct and aggressive action now in the war in Ukraine. I believe that the combined NATO forces should send into Ukraine a very large military force and destroy the Russian military that is present there. Russia is no longer a super-power and has not been one since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russia has demonstrated in Ukraine for all to see, that it does not have a great military. The Russians are well aware that they cannot possibly successfully stand up to the U.S. alone or to the combined forces of NATO. The only real danger that Russia has is a large nuclear arsenal that I would strongly suggest that they dare not use. Confronting Russia on a Ukrainian battlefield would in fact not create "World War III". - This is a myth. The 32 countries that make up NATO versus Russian forces that are present in Ukraine, is not a World War. It is the total destruction of those Russian forces that have invaded Ukraine. NATO needs to "grow a backbone". China, North Korea and Iran are not sending armies to Ukraine to fight "shoulder to shoulder" with Russia. - This is not going to happen. This threat of World War III is little more than nonsense that Russian would dearly love for the West to believe. Russia should be forced to give back to Ukraine, every inch of land that they have illegally seized including Crimea. After all Ukrainian lands have been returned, Russia should be compelled to pay backbreaking reparations to rebuild all of Ukraine that they have destroyed. A stern message needs to be sent to all aggressor nations that all they will receive for their actions is military defeat, isolation and economic collapse.
Seems his visit to the the Kremlin allows him to change the state he represents from Wisconsin to Moscow.
No respect for Senator Johnson's vote. You need a debate: anybody informed could slam each of your talking point in seconds. This from a US conservative.
Sadly, there have always been cowards, appeasers, and those in the enemy's pay. And the GOP is infested with them. Moving on.
Why are you inviting and giving air time to a Russian MAGA propagandist?
What a coward Shame on him........Kremlin Troll
The Party of Putin.
As an American this guy is such a coward
Project Fear is alive and well.
Let him tell us his strategy.